Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

Cheryl A. Palm is senior research scientist, the Earth Institute at Columbia University; Stephen A. Vosti is associate director, Center for Natural Resources Policy Analysis, University of California-Davis; Pedro A. Sanchez is director of Tropical Agriculture, the Earth Institute at Columbia University; Polly J. Ericksen is a science officer fellow with the Global Environmental Change and Food Systems.

This book... offers a detailed analysis of the many dimensions of deforestation. New Agriculturist The book is rich in conceptual tools, empirical analyses, and alternatives... I highly recommend it. -- Raymond P. Poincelot Journal of Sustainable Agriculture Recommended Choice An important synthesis of research arising from the 1992 creation of the Alternatives to Slash and Burn (ASB) consortium. -- Gary S. Hartshorn Bioscience The book is worth reading. It is a cornucopia of facts, hypotheses, research approaches, thoughts and examples exciting for scientists. -- Manfred Denich Environmental Conservation Forest scientists of all disciplines... would benefit by reading this book. -- John Klock Economic Botany